How Islamic State nearly stumbled on
ingredients for a ’dirty bomb’ in Mosul (The Age, Melbourne) July 23 - Washington: On the day Islamic State overran the Iraqi city of Mosul
in 2014, it laid claim to one of the greatest weapons bonanzas ever to fall to
a terrorist group: a large metropolis dotted with military bases and garrisons
stocked with guns, bombs, rockets and even battle tanks.

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Rotting pig’s head left at Islamic school
gate in Queensland (The Guardian,
Australia) July 19 - One of Queensland’s largest Islamic schools has referred what it
described as a hate crime to police after a backpack emblazoned with a swastika
and containing a pig’s head was left at the front gate.

Council says no to exclusive gated Islamic
community (Brisbane Times) July 21 - Significant parts of an Islamic school’s proposal for a
masterplanned hub in Brisbane’s south-west has been rejected by the Brisbane
City Council, with the site restricted to educational purposes.

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Australian church leaders call for urgent
response to domestic violence(ABC
News) July 22 - Australian church leaders are calling on Christian communities to
urgently respond to women who are being abused in their congregations, with the
most senior Anglican cleric in the country arguing victims of domestic violence
deserve an apology from the Church.

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Church hits back at ABC show (The Australian) July 21 - Church leaders have accused the ABC of “selective”, “inaccurate” and
“anti-Christian” journalism in a 7.30 report.

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ABC ignored church’s story (The Australian) July 22 - An Anglican leader has expressed disappointment the ABC ignored her ’positive’
story in fighting domestic violence.